“If SEED SAVING is collecting seeds for replanting in the future…
Then SEED STEWARDSHIP is the process of saving seeds with the purpose of maintaining or improving that seed’s health and resilience. It also includes the act of saving and selecting a variety over a period of many seasons, with the end goal of passing it on to others in the future.”

And so starts the beginning of this short manual on seed saving. Along with explaining how to save seeds of a variety of vegetables this manual also presents the idea of the importance in act of saving seeds. By…

It is that time of year, when you go to the garden and you see a place full of life. The baby plants have grown and are getting ready for harvest. Different colors and shapes fill up a space that seemed empty just months before.

Along with the life of the plants you might also notice other life as well. If you look closely and long enough at the soil you begin to see it move. To see all the small insects moving about, searching for food and nutrients.